Mess up has 4 different meanings across 1 category:
Verb
Verb
1
make a mess of, destroy or ruin
"I botched the dinner and we had to eat out"
"the pianist screwed up the difficult passage in the second movement"
2
disturb the smoothness of
"ruffle the surface of the water"
3
make a mess of or create disorder in
"He messed up his room"
4
To make a mess of; to untidy, disorder, soil, or muss.
Example Sentences
"I botched the dinner and we had to eat out"
verb
"the pianist screwed up the difficult passage in the second movement"
verb
"ruffle the surface of the water"
verb
"He messed up his room"
verb
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Broader Terms (hypernyms)